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| Bill | Restraints on juveniles; use in court prohibited, exceptions. | Use of restraints on juveniles in court prohibited; exceptions. Prohibits the use of instruments of restraint, as defined in the bill, on a juvenile appearing before the juvenile and domestic relations district court unless, upon motion of the attorney for the Commonwealth or on the court's own motion sua sponte, the court makes a finding that (i) the use of such restraints is necessary (a) to prevent physical harm to such juvenile or another person, (b) because such juvenile has a history of disruptive courtroom behavior that has placed others in potentially harmful situations or presents a substantial threat of serious harm to himself or others as evidenced by recent behavior, or (c) because such juvenile presents a substantial risk of flight from the courtroom and (ii) there are no less restrictive alternatives to such restraints that will prevent flight of or harm to such juvenile or another person, including court personnel or law-enforcement officers. The bill provides that the juvenile shall be entitled to an attorney prior to a hearing on the use of instruments of restraint. The bill also requires the court to provide the juvenile's attorney an opportunity to be heard before the court orders the use of instruments of restraint, and the juvenile's attorney may waive the juvenile's appearance at such hearing. Lastly, the bill requires the court, if such restraints are ordered, to communicate to the parties the basis of the decision either orally or in writing. This bill is identical to SB 1255. | us/states/va | Virginia General Assembly | 2025 | HB 2222 | Virginia HB 2222 (2025) |
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Virginia HB 2222 (2025) — Restraints on juveniles; use in court prohibited, exceptions.
Use of restraints on juveniles in court prohibited; exceptions. Prohibits the use of instruments of restraint, as defined in the bill, on a juvenile appearing before the juvenile and domestic relations district court unless, upon motion of the attorney for the Commonwealth or on the court's own motion sua sponte, the court makes a finding that (i) the use of such restraints is necessary (a) to prevent physical harm to such juvenile or another person, (b) because such juvenile has a history of disruptive courtroom behavior that has placed others in potentially harmful situations or presents a substantial threat of serious harm to himself or others as evidenced by recent behavior, or (c) because such juvenile presents a substantial risk of flight from the courtroom and (ii) there are no less restrictive alternatives to such restraints that will prevent flight of or harm to such juvenile or another person, including court personnel or law-enforcement officers. The bill provides that the juvenile shall be entitled to an attorney prior to a hearing on the use of instruments of restraint. The bill also requires the court to provide the juvenile's attorney an opportunity to be heard before the court orders the use of instruments of restraint, and the juvenile's attorney may waive the juvenile's appearance at such hearing. Lastly, the bill requires the court, if such restraints are ordered, to communicate to the parties the basis of the decision either orally or in writing. This bill is identical to SB 1255.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Chaptered (committee substitute) — source
- Courts of Justice Substitute (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Passed Senate (37-Y 1-N) — 37–1 (pass) · upper
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 8–0 (pass) · lower
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N) — 40–0 (pass) · upper
- Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N) — 96–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — 22–0 (pass) · lower
- Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N 1-A) — 14–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Rae Cousins — primary (person)
- Alfonso H. Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Bonita G. Anthony — cosponsor (person)
- Briana D. Sewell — cosponsor (person)
- Destiny LeVere Bolling — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Irene Shin — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie H. Glass — cosponsor (person)
- Joshua G. Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
- Marty Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Nadarius E. Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick A. Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2025-01-07 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25100250D
filing, introduction - 2025-01-07 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2025-01-18 Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
referral-committee - 2025-01-20 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
substitution - 2025-01-24 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
committee-passage - 2025-01-24 Committee substitute printed 25105547D-H1
substitution - 2025-01-28 Read first time
reading-1 - 2025-01-29 Read second time
reading-2 - 2025-01-29 Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
- 2025-01-29 Engrossed by House - committee substitute
substitution - 2025-01-30 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2222)
- 2025-01-30 Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N)
passage, reading-3 - 2025-01-31 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 2025-01-31 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
referral-committee - 2025-02-10 Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
committee-passage - 2025-02-11 Rules suspended
- 2025-02-11 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 2025-02-11 Passed by for the day
- 2025-02-12 Read third time
reading-3 - 2025-02-12 Passed Senate (37-Y 1-N)
passage - 2025-02-17 Enrolled
enrolled - 2025-02-17 Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2222ER)
passage - 2025-02-17 Signed by Speaker
passage - 2025-02-18 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2222)
- 2025-02-20 Signed by President
passage - 2025-03-03 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
enrolled, executive-receipt - 2025-03-03 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
executive-receipt - 2025-03-24 Approved by Governor-Chapter 454 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive-signature - 2025-03-24 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0454)
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6041448e-4e79-4d82-8ded-3fd7d1fc9248. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).